While heading home 🏡 after a visit to the bible college i graduted, i had what would become a life changing experience. I stoped 🔴 at what i thought was a conservative Methodist church. As it turns out it was a more mainline Methodist church. There was a female pastor.
I did not beleve that women 👩 could be pastors. Nornaly i would have left right away. I did not. We ended up hanging out after wards.
Something was stired up in me. I thought about her on the rest of my drive 🚙 home 🏡. Before i stoped at the church , my thoughts were on my college and the conference. It had all changed.
A week had gone by. I got flooded with questions about the conference at church. It was understandible. I wanted to see her.she lived a bit if a distance. I came up with an excuse to see her.
On my day off i decided to go on a road. Trip. I usualy stayed in town. I almost never left what was nicknamed by locals the hill valley region. I was mostly a home body. I did enjoy traval.
I saw on the website of her church that today was one of her office days.she would be there. I ordered two ice coffes. I remembered her cofee and her extra turbo schot. I hoped she would remember me. Perhaps all of this was in my head.
She spent most of the day at the church. She had met with several parishioner. She had done office works. She made and received phone 📞 calls.
I parked my car 🚗 in the lot. I saw what i thought was her car 🚗. It had a united Methodist bumper sticker. I opened the car door. I walked 🚶 to the front door 🚪. I nervously went inside.
I thought to myself that i must be out of my mind. This was not like me. I had been focused on the ministry. I really did not have time for anything else. I really did not want to be involved in anything else.was i lonely? Why am i latching on to a female minister from a slightly less then conservitive denomination. I saw a sign that gave directions to the office. 🏢
I walked the coridor to the office 🏢. I stood for a second near the door 🚪. I tried to catch my breath. I could not beleve i was really hear. I could not beleve i was really doing this. Had i totaly gone nuts? Perhaps i had.
Becky had no idea i was hear. I caught my breath and then knocked on her door 🚪. “Come in. ” she said.she had been lost in thought and buisy at work.
I nervously opened the door. She had her head down but looked up. “Beware of fundamental Baptist baring gifts! ” i said. I set her ice coffee down on the desk. ” its mocha ice cofee, two cream five sugars and a turbo schot of mocha.” i said.
She was shocked 😱 to see me to say the least. “Craig? What are you doing hear? “She asked. “Today was my day off and i was goinh stir crazy. I decided to go on a road trip. “I said.
“You came all this way to see me?” she asked. “Yes i did. I probably did not think this though. I am ususly not this impulsive. “I said.
“Thank you for the cofee. ” she said.”did i get it right?” i asked. “Its perfect!” she replied. “I am glad.😺 “i responded.
“Please sit down. ” she said. I sat down at a chair 💺 on the other side of the desk. “I am surprised to see you. ” she said. “Is it a good surprise? 😲 ” i asked in a playfull tone. She smiled.😃 ” very good!” she responded.
“How have you been?” he aaked. “Good. Buisy but good. I am a bit if a workaholic. ” she said. “I know how that is. One of my days off i was so bored but i built a utility building. ” i said. “No you did not!” she said. I took out my phone and showed you the pics. “Ok i no longer dont feel like a workaholic! ” she said. They laughed.
“So have you been? ” she asked. “Good. I went though car leg when i got home. I hung out in a field for a while. Church is going good. ” he said. .”i am glad. ” she said.
A few came in. He steped out. He checked out the church library. She came and got him. “You are really hear. I tgought you were a figment of my imagination.” she said. “I stil could be. “I said.
“No if you were my figment of my imigination you would be taller. “She said. ” whats with my height?” i asked. “Nothing!” she said. “Are you saying im short? Im five 11. Thats not bad!” i said. “No your fine. Want to grab lunch? Its on me. ” she said. “Sure i dont know about that seccond part? “He said.
“Dont tell me your a chauvinist? ” she remarked. “I perfer to call it chivalry reverend becky.” he said. “My car or yours?” she asked. ” myne i feel strange about riding in a car that has a united Methodist bumper sticker. Even though i am away from the hill valey i could still see someone from hagger ville. ” i said.
They walked to the car 🚗. He opened the door for her. He got in. He had a collection of old hyms on cd.he turned it down. “You only listened to hyms right?” she asked. “I do. You listen to k love mostly but probably like jaz and u2. ” i said.”you would be correct. ” she said.
At the restaurant we sat down to eat. ” are you a vegetarian? I asked. “Yes i am. ” she asked. “Will you be moraly outraged if i order a steak?” he asked. She chuckled. ” no your fine. I was prety sure that you were a carnivores. ” she said. “Your not going to try to change me into a vegiterian?” i asked. “You figured out my diobolical scheme. I will have to engage in a mind wipe so you will forgot?” she said.”a what?” i asked. “Sory! If i came with a warning lable it would say”warning this person is known to make obscure. Science fiction references. ” she said.
” i thought star trek fans were 40 year old men who stil lived in there moms basement?” i remarked. “There are more of us then you know! Its from star trek five. Hey most men find female minister intimidating so it was either science fiction or becoming a cat lady. I do have a cat. His name is nelix!” she said. “Let me gues nelix is a charictor on star trek? ” i asked. “Yes that is correct. ” i said.
“So are you woried being seen with a preachete? ” she asked. “I wasn’t. Now that i think about it. I am a little. ” i said. ” i am sure you will be fine. You could always say i kidnapped you and forced you at pepper spray to come with me to lunch. ” she said. We both laughed and laughed at that.
She was so much fun. She was so silly! She had two sides to her. She had a work persona and an off work. She had a personal side. I had so much fun with her. We retroactively referred to this as date number two.
She invited me to stay for there bible study. It was interesting. It was prety good.it was bible based. It was more earth based then i cared for. A bit sub surfaced. I stayed qiet. I decided to observe
After the study she walked me to my 🚗. ” it was so good to see you. I had a good day. “She told me. “I had. a good day too. Iam glad i came hear. ” i said. ” am i more relaxing then building a shack?” she asked. “Yes . much. “I said. “I am glad to hear that. If you perfeted contruction i might get a complex. ” she said.they. laughed.
“Well have a safe trip back to hagervile!” she said. “Thanks have a good night reverend beck. ” i said.”you realy need to stop calling me that pastor wallice. ” she said. We laughed.
I got in the car and headed back.it had been a good day. Certainly one i would never forgot. That day i thought i would never had a day like this again. This could never be topped but i would be wrong.
To be continued.
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